Costello AP Lit

As You Like It plan of attack

The following is our plan of attack, explaining the expectations both inside and outside of the classroom. Act I p. 1-16; Act II p. 17-33; Act III p. 34-54; Act IV p. 55-66; Act V p. 67-78 Tentative Schedule: F 2/10: introduce As You Like It plan of attack, themes

M 2/13: discuss Acts I & II

T 2/14: class time to study

W 2/15: discuss Acts III & IV

TH 2/16: discuss Act V; blogs due before 11:00 pm

F 2/17: review for test

M 2/20: No School (Presidents Day)

T 2/21: vocab #41-50 due; As You Like It test

Costello AP Lit

The expectations of what it means to study each act: Each act will come with 10 study questions. First, read the study questions before reading each act, so you know what merits close attention. Then, while reading through the act for the 1st time, locate as many answers as you can. You must note answers to the questions in ALL the following ways: 1. Highlight/underline/annotate the information in your copy of the play 2. Provide quotes and/or paraphrases. 3. Provide a citation for where in the text that answer comes from a. Because our copies dont have line numbers, well have to use a revised system for citations: i. Proper citation form is Act number in capital Roman numerals, scene number in lowercase Roman numerals, and page numbers in traditional digits. ii. Example: I.i.4 y Its imperative that on the days designated for discussion of specific acts, you arrive to class having completed the study questions to the best of your ability, and that all work done on the study questions has been done independently. o This will directly affect the test over the same material, in that it will (a) better prepare you for the short answer questions, and (b) account for a portion of the 100 points on the test.

Learn the work, dont learn about it. While outside sources can be helpful in clarifying difficult concepts, they are no substitute for putting in the effort yourself. If you merely read a modern translation or synopsis, you wont complete the assignments as directed, which will jeopardize your grade on assignments and tests. Also, immediately relying on a short cut doesnt help you grow academically or prepare you for the test, when youll have access only to the original text. Most importantly, your understanding of the work will not be complete. But let me be clear: I do not object to, nor should you feel the need to hide, the use of reliable resources to help clarify your thoughts. But to use than information on assignments designed to reflect your individual responses, or to only use that information as a replacement of the text, is a shortcut that your academic abilities have moved beyond. Be sure to complete this work before class, so that you can help clarify more difficult questions and the larger concepts of the work during class discussion and activities. Finally, after class discussion and activities, re-read the act to gain a better grasp on the material.